LONDON (AP) — Miss India, paying tribute to Mother Teresa as the woman she most admired, was crowned Miss World on Thursday — the second consecutive year India has carried off the title.
Priyanka Chopra, 18, was chosen from among 95 contestants on a chilly night at London's Millennium Dome.
In second place was 18-year-old Giorgia Palmas from Italy. Third was 20-year-old Yuksel Ak from Turkey.
Chopra said she would use her success as "a platform to influence people's thoughts, minds and actions." She won $100,000 in prize money.
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Mother Teresa, she said, was someone "I admire from the bottom of my heart for being so considerate, passionate and kind . . . giving up her life to put smiles on people's faces."